Musical Theatre in South Africa - Revision history

Darryl: /* Pieter Toerien Productions (1963- ) */

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Pieter Toerien Productions (1963- )

Darryl: /* Cape Town Opera (1999-) */

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Cape Town Opera (1999-)

Darryl: /* South African musicals */

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South African musicals

Darryl: /* South African musicals */

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South African musicals

Darryl: /* Other productions */

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Other productions

Darryl: /* Other productions */

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Other productions

Darryl: /* Union of South African Artists (1952-?) */

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Union of South African Artists (1952-?)

Darryl: /* Hazel Feldman/Showtime Management (1970-1981; 1993-) */

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Hazel Feldman/Showtime Management (1970-1981; 1993-)

Darryl: /* Hazel Feldman/Showtime Management (1970-1981; 1993-) */

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Hazel Feldman/Showtime Management (1970-1981; 1993-)

Darryl: /* Kurt Weill */

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Kurt Weill

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 : ''[[The Sound of Music]]''
-: ''[[The Sound of Music]]''
+: ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (with [[Cape Town Opera]])
-:  ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat]]'' (with [[LAMTA]])
+:  ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat]]'' (with [[LAMTA]]), ''[[Cats]]'' (with [[GWB Entertainment]] and [[Cape Town Opera]])
 '''For more information, see [[Pieter Toerien]].'''

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 : ''[[Tsotsi the Musical]]'' (a South African musical)
-: ''[[Orpheus Macadoo]]'' (a South African musical)
+: ''[[Orpheus Macadoo]]'' (a South African musical), ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (with [[Pieter Toerien]])
 '''For more information, see [[Cape Town Opera]].'''

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 =South African musicals=
-An early original South African musical is ''[[Sunshine Land]]'', with a libretto by [[Bertha Goudvis]], and music by [[Angelo Casiraghi]].
+An early original South African musical is ''[[Sunshine Land]]'', with a libretto by [[Bertha Goudvis]], and music by [[Angelo Casiraghi]] which as first performed in 1927.
 Since the 1950s, original musicals exploring South African themes, socio-political issues and cultural identities have regularly featured on South Africa's stages. Often these works have celebrated or explored the language and music of particular regions in South Africa, such as the Cape-set works of [[David Kramer]] and [[Taliep Petersen]] or the [[Township musicals]] of [[Gibson Kente]] and [[Mbongeni Ngema]], or the shows have targeted particular audiences, such as the Afrikaans musicals of [[Deon Opperman]], or have presented white-washed versions of black community life in productions like ''[[King Kong]]'' and ''[[Ipi Tombi]]'' (both with predominantly white creative/production teams).

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	=South African musicals=		=South African musicals=
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		+	An early original South African musical is ''[[Sunshine Land]]'', with a libretto by [[Bertha Goudvis]], and music by [[Angelo Casiraghi]].

	Since the 1950s, original musicals exploring South African themes, socio-political issues and cultural identities have regularly featured on South Africa's stages. Often these works have celebrated or explored the language and music of particular regions in South Africa, such as the Cape-set works of [[David Kramer]] and [[Taliep Petersen]] or the [[Township musicals]] of [[Gibson Kente]] and [[Mbongeni Ngema]], or the shows have targeted particular audiences, such as the Afrikaans musicals of [[Deon Opperman]], or have presented white-washed versions of black community life in productions like ''[[King Kong]]'' and ''[[Ipi Tombi]]'' (both with predominantly white creative/production teams).		Since the 1950s, original musicals exploring South African themes, socio-political issues and cultural identities have regularly featured on South Africa's stages. Often these works have celebrated or explored the language and music of particular regions in South Africa, such as the Cape-set works of [[David Kramer]] and [[Taliep Petersen]] or the [[Township musicals]] of [[Gibson Kente]] and [[Mbongeni Ngema]], or the shows have targeted particular audiences, such as the Afrikaans musicals of [[Deon Opperman]], or have presented white-washed versions of black community life in productions like ''[[King Kong]]'' and ''[[Ipi Tombi]]'' (both with predominantly white creative/production teams).

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 ''[[Milestones]]'' (1999)
-''[[Mzumba]]'' (1977(
+''[[Mzumba]]'' (1977)
 = Sources =

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	''[[Milestones]]'' (1999)		''[[Milestones]]'' (1999)
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		+	''[[Mzumba]]'' (1977(

	= Sources =		= Sources =

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 : ''[[King Kong]]''
-: ''[[Manana the Jazz Prophet]]''
+: ''[[Back in Your Own Backyard]]''; ''[[Sponono]]''; ''[[Mr Paljas]]''
-: ''[[Back in Your Own Backyard]]''; ''[[Sponono]]''; ''[[Mr Paljas]]''
+: ''[[Manana the Jazz Prophet]]''
 : ''[[Sikalo]]''

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 : ''[[Dear Evan Hansen]]'' (with [[How Now Brown Cow Productions]])
-: ''[[Pretty Woman: the Musical]]''
+: ''[[Pretty Woman: The Musical]]''
 '''For more information, see [[Hazel Feldman]]/[[Showtime Management]].'''

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 Benny Andersson (1946-) and Björn Ulvaeus (1945-) are the song-writing duo of the Swedish group ABBA. A jukebox musical was crafted from their work by British playwright Catherine Johnson, and staged as ''[[Mamma Mia!]]''. With lyricist Tim Rice, the two also wrote the musical, ''[[Chess]]''. Both productions have been staged in South Africa.
-==[[Kurt Weill]]==
+===[[Kurt Weill]]===
 Kurt Julian Weill (1900-1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht.